Gun holster



May 23, 1967 H. F. NEUSEL 3,321,118

GUN HOLSTER Filed Dec. 13, 1965 INVENTOR HENRY F. NEUSEL BY W ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofiice 3,321,118 GUN HOLSTER Henry F. Neusel, 5419 Hipp Ave., Dearborn Heights, Mich. 48127 Filed Dec. 13, 1965, Ser. No. 513,341 6 Claims. (Cl. 224-1) This invention relates to improvements in gun holsters, and particularly to improvements in holsters to be sus pended from a belt or shoulder strap to support the butt end of a stock of a rifle, shot gun, or the like.

It is the object of the invention to provide a sturdy, durable device formed with an open mouthed receptacle for the quick and easy insertion and withdrawal of a gunstock.

A further object of the invention is to provide a retaining strap having a use position to resist unintentional withdrawal from said open mouthed receptacle of such a gunstock, and to provide for the releasable engagement upon the holster of the opposite end portions of such retaining strap, and to further provide means to establish said strap in a non-use position.

Still another object of the device is to provide said holster with an inner wall, an outer wall spaced from said inner wall, and having an upper end portion inwardly, downwardy bent to abut said inner wall and a lower end portion inwardly upwardly bent, to abut said inner wall, and to further provide means to attach said end portions to said inner wall, thereby doubling its thickness and increasing its strength.

A further object of the invention is to form said inner wall with its upper portion in the form of a strap, return bent to abut said inner wall, and to form slots in said fiap to receive the end portions of a carrying strap which are inserted between said flap and the abutting portion of the said inner wall.

These and various other objects are attained by the construction hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an end elevational view of the construction taken on the line 11 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the improved holster taken on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the improved holster taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the improved holster taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1.

In these views, the reference numeral 1 designates an inner wall having its upper portion in the form of a flap 2 return bent to lie behind and in an abutting relation to said inner wall. Said relationship is such as to form a loop 2a, slotted as at 3 to receive the end portions 4 and 5 of a carrying strap.

An outer wall 6 has an upper end portion 7 bent inwardly and downwardly behind said inner wall and in an abutting relation to said inner wall. A lower end portion 8 of said outer wall is bent inwardly and upwardly behind said inner wall to lie in an abutting relation to said inner wall.

Any suitable means such as rivets, and adhesive material, or stitches, may be employed to retain the described device in its assembled position.

It will be observed that the inner wall 1, and the outer wall 6, in conjunction with those portions 6a and 611, respectively interconnecting said outer wall with said end portions 7 and 8, form an open mouthed receptacle 9. It is believed to be clear from the above described figures that the butt end of a gunstock may be readily inserted and withdrawn from said receptacle. Thus, a hunter, or other person who may be in the position of having to carry a rifle or the like for long periods of 3,321,118 Patented May 23, 1967 time may ease the strain on his hands and arms of carrying the weight of the rifle by letting the butt end of the stock rest in the holster.

It is observed that the end portions 4 and S of the shoulder strap may be attached only to the inner wall if desired, and not to the flap 2, whereby sufiicient slack may be left in said flap to enable the user of the holster to insert a belt through the aforesaid loop 2a formed by said flap. This would afford use of the shoulder strap or a belt or both.

While a user of the described device is walking, there may develop a tendency of the holster, particularly when supporting the weight of a rifle, to swing forward and backward relative to said user. Thus, it is highly desirable to provide means of resisting the escape of the gunstock butt from the holster, so that such escape may not allow the weapon to fall upon the ground. It is proposed to employ a retaining strap 10 having a use position as shown in dashline in FIGS. 1 and 2 wherein it extends from the outer wall across the mouth of said open mouthed receptacle to be attached to the rear of the device.

The end portions of said strap are provided with conventional fastening devices, or snaps, as at 11 and 12. The snaps 11 and 12 may be secured as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, to secure the stnap in a non-use position if it should be desired to quickly remove the gunstock butt from the holster.

A third snap 13 is provided at the rear of the construction to secure an end portion of the strap in its use position, while the snap connection 11 secures its respective end portion of the strap, and also afiords a swinging action about a pivotal axis so that the strap may be moved between its use and non-use positions.

It is believed that the specific construction whereby the said flap 2, and the upper end portion 7 and the lower end portion 8 of the outer wall 6, are attached in proximity to the inner wall, provide a novel and improved form of construction for the described device. It is further believed that the employment of the retaining strap, and the provision of three connections 11, 12, 13 therefor, to afford it a use and a non-use position, impart a further improvement to the construction.

What I claim is:

1. A gun holster to receive the butt end of a gunstock, and comprising,

an inner, substantially vertical wall having its upper end portion formed as a flap, and return bent to abut said inner wall,

means to secure said flap to said inner wall to form a suspension p,

an outer wall, spaced from and approximately parallel to said inner wall and having a lower end portion bent inwardly and upwardly to abut said inner wall, and said outer wall having an upper end portion bent inwardly and downwardly to abut said inner wall,

said lower end portion and said upper end portion of said outer wall being continuous with said outer wall to form an open mouthed receptacle for the butt end of a gunstock,

means to secure said last mentioned end portions to said inner wall.

2. In a holster as set forth in claim 1,

a gunstock retaining strap,

means attaching a first end portion of said strap to said outer wall,

said strap being extended across the opening of said receptacle, and means attaching the other end portion thereof to said rear wall, whereby said strap may resist undesired escape through said opening of a gunstock.

3. In a holster as set forth in claim 2,

said retaining strap having a use position, to resist undesired escape of a gunstock, and a non-use position, said means to retain said first end portion having a pivotal axis,

' said other end portion being releasably attached to the rear face of the device, and detachable therefrom to afford swinging said strap about said axis to lie in close'proximity to and along said outer wall, in said non-use position,

means to releasably attach said other end portion of the strap in said nonuse position to said outer wall.

4. In a holster as set forth in claim 1,

said loop being slotted to receive the loWer end portions of a shoulder strap,

means securing said end portions between said flap and said inner wall, and securing said flap, said end portion, and said inner wall together.

5. In a holster as set forth in claim 2,

said loop being slotted to receive the lower end portions of a shoulder strap, and

means securing said end portions between said flap and said inner wall, and securing said flap and said end portions and said inner wall together.

6. In a holster as set forth in claim 3,

said loop being slotted to receive the lower end portions of the shoulder strap, and

means securing said end portions between said flap and said inner wall, and securing said flap, said end portions, and said inner wall together.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1961 Ferguson 22426 3/1964 Yavello 224, 2 

1. A GUN HOLSTER TO RECEIVE THE BUTT END OF A GUNSTOCK, AND COMPRISING, AN INNER, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL WALL HAVING ITS UPPER END PORTION FORMED AS A FLAP, AND RETURN BENT TO ABUT SAID INNER WALL, MEANS TO SECURE SAID FLAP TO SAID INNER WALL TO FORM A SUSPENSION LOOP, AN OUTER WALL, SPACED FROM AND APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID INNER WALL AND HAVING A LOWER END PORTION BENT INWARDLY AND UPWARDLY TO ABUT SAID INNER WALL, AND SAID OUTER WALL HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION BENT INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO ABUT SAID INNER WALL, 